Ash receptacle



L. APTOWICZ.

ASH RECEPTACLE. APPLICATION FYILED mm 20. 1921.

1,422,165, Patented July 11, 1922.

PA NT OFHCEQ I|EON AP TOWICZ, OF YONKERS, NEW YORK.

ASH RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 111, 11922.

Application filed July 20, 1921. Serial No. 486,220.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEON APTOWICZ, citizen of Poland, residing at Yonkers, in the county of Westchester and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ash Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in ash receptacles and has for its principal object to provide a device which is adapted to be fitted over the end of a cigar or cigarette in such a manner as to completely house the burning end and catch the falling ashes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device which is so designed as to not interfere with the draft and yet which is so constructed as to completely surround the burning end of the cigar or cigarette.

A further object of the invention is to provide a housing of a particularlylight construction having a screened opening through which the smoke may issue and which will prevent the escape of ashes therefrom.

Still another-object of the invention resides in the provision of a device having an opening therein through which a match may be inserted for igniting the cigar or cigarette, and through which the ashes may be eX- tracted.

With the above and other objects in View 1 which will become more apparent'as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and ar-' rangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which,

Figure 1, is a side view of the device showing$the same in use,

igure 2, is a longitudinal sectional view through the device,

Figure 3, is an end view of the device,

Figure 4, isa top plan view of the device, and

Figure 5, is a rear end view of the device.

Referring to the drawings in detail the numeral 10, desi nates in its entirety the ash receptacle or shield which comprises a hollow body 11 formed of some suitable sheet material such as sheet metal or the like, it

being understood that said body is preferably to be fireproof. As shown in the drawings the bottom 1 all of the body is flattened as at 12 to provide a base upon which the device may rest when not in use.

The forward end of the body is closed by a wall 13 which is provided near its upper edge with a perforation 14, which in turn is covered with some suitable foraminous material such as the screen wire 15. A frusto-conical member 16 closes the opposite end of the body 11 and is provided in its end wall with an opening, from the inner edge of which extends a relatively long collar 17, the outer end of which tapers outwardly slightly 'as shown at 18 for the purpose of assisting in the insertion of the cigar or cigarette into the collar.

Formed in the upper side of the housing 10 adjacent the frusto-conical member 16 is an opening 19, designed for permitting the insertion of a match and for the removal of the ashes which accumulate within the device as a result of smoking. Secured to the outer side of the ash receptacle and extending along the forward and rear ends of the opening 19 are the rabbeted guide members 20, the tongues of which are disposed toward each other and in spaced relation to the body 11, to provide guide channels for the reception of the edges of a cover member 21. An upturned ear 22 is formed at one end of the cover member to provide a means by which the cover member may be moved, and suitable stops 23 are struck upwardly from the body 11 at opposite sides of the opening 19 to limit the movement of said cover member. It will be understood that while this cover member is preferable formed of mica or a similar transparent fireproof material, it may be made of sheet metal without departing from the spirit and scope of the inven tion.

In use it will be seen that a cigar or cigarette is inserted into the device through the opening in the end wall of the frusto-conical member and through the collar 17 so that its outer end or that to be lighted will be wholly housed within the ash receptacle. A match is then inserted through the opening 19 and the end of the cigar or cigarette lighted. Obviously as the ash forms on the end of the burning element and falls therefrom it will be caught within the receptacle and prevented from falling to the floor, thus protecting carpets, rugs and the like from injury. It will be apparent that when thecover member 21 is closed the free drawing through the cigarette or cigar is in no way impaired as the air may enter through the tion as claimed.

What is claimed is 1. Adevice of the class described comprising, a hollow body, a perforated end closure at the outer end of the body, an apertured end closure at the opposite end of the body, a collar extending inwardly from theapertured end closure, said body having a window near the apertured end closure, and a removable cover for the window.

2. A device ofthe class described comprising, a hollow body, a flattened bottom wall for said body, a perforated end closure for the outer end of the body, a frusto-conical member at the opposite end of the body, said frusto-conical member having an axial opening therein, a collar extending inwardly from the end wall of the frusto-oonical member, and terminating in a plane with the inner end of the hollow body, said collar being in axial alinement with the opening and being. slightly enlarged near its outer end,

the body having a window adjacent the frusto-conical member, guides atopposite ends of the window and a closure slidable mounted in the guides for closing the window.

In witness whereof I affix my signature.

LEON APTOWICZ. 

